Objectives

The long-term objectives of this project are to synthesize, display, and provide access to maize genomics and genetics data for the research community and applied users. The challenges to be met over the next 5 years will be handling expanding data from maize genome sequencing and providing tools for functional analysis and genetic improvement. To address these challenges, we will focus on the following objectives from 2007-2012:

Objective 1: Integrate new maize genetic and genomic data into the database.

    Sub-objective 1.A. Expand mutant and phenotype data and tools.

    Sub-objective 1.B. Expand structural and genetic map sets emphasizing the:

-Integration of the IBM genetic maps with the B73 genome sequence.

-Creation of views that convey the substantial variation in maize genome structure

-Integration of the next-generation genetic map being generated by the Maize Diversity Project into a genomic view to enable its effective use by plant breeders.

Objective 2: Provide community support services, such as lending help to the community of maize researchers with respect to developing and publicizing a set of guidelines for researchers to follow to ensure that their data can be made available through MaizeGDB; coordinating annual meetings; and conducting elections and surveys.

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Last updated 8:32 pm, Jun 28, 2005.